{"id":2019,"date":"2020-07-29T12:17:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T10:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perlitayvermiculita.com\/constructive-solutions\/passive-fire-protection-wooden-structures\/"},"modified":"2020-12-03T14:12:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T13:12:49","slug":"passive-fire-protection-wooden-structures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.perlitayvermiculita.com\/en\/constructive-solutions\/passive-fire-protection-wooden-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"Passive fire protection Wooden structures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_single_image image=”1297″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”55px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11\/12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585910502880{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]When\u00a0wood<\/b>\u00a0is exposed to a heat source, its moisture content decreases in the directly affected area, when the boiling point of water is reached. This can be seen by the sweat that appears on its surface.\u00a0If the heat source is maintained up to a temperature of approximately 270 \u00b0C, vapours start to be released, which, if the temperature continues to increase, are susceptible to burning<\/strong>. This process, called\u00a0pyrolysis of wood<\/strong>, produces gases as the wood breaks down according to the temperatures reached.<\/p>\n Wood\u00a0and its\u00a0by-products<\/strong>\u00a0are mainly made up of cellulose and lignin, which, as they are composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, make it a combustible material.\u00a0Despite its combustibility, if the wood is not subjected to a direct flame, it will not start to burn until it reaches around 400 \u00b0C<\/strong>. Even if exposed to direct flame, ignition will not occur until it reaches temperatures of around 300 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n if there is not enough technical data available on the wood\u00a0to be protected (charring speed, the moment carrying of the beam, minimum section required to support the design load, etc.<\/em>), the main objective to guarantee the protection of the wood is to keep the temperature on its exposed side below\u00a0300 \u00b0C to avoid ignition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Perlita y Vermiculita<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>offers products to\u00a0ensure the fire protection of wooden structures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Here you will find some of\u00a0our recommended products to ensure greater passive fire protection<\/strong>:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” el_class=”solproducto”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″]